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Philippi

[ fi-lip-ahy, fil-uh-pahy ]

noun

  1. a ruined city in NE Greece, in Macedonia: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius here, 42 b.c.; the site of one of the first Christian churches in Europe, founded by St. Paul.


Philippi

/ ˈfɪlɪ-; fɪˈlɪpaɪ /

noun

  1. an ancient city in NE Macedonia: scene of the victory of Antony and Octavian over Brutus and Cassius (42 bc )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • Phi·lip·pi·an [fi-, lip, -ee-, uh, n], adjective noun
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Example Sentences

In Philippi the townspeople cried that he troubled their city and taught customs which were not lawful for them to receive.

The whole city of Philippi furnished only Lydia, the jailer, and a few others, who attended to the preaching of Paul.

The spectre answered, "I am thy evil genius; thou shalt see me at Philippi."

Agrippa celebrated the conquest at Caesarea Philippi with festivities which lasted twenty days.

Annales & Historiæ de rebus Belgicis, ab obitu Philippi regis usque ad inducias anni 1609.

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